Exports

A Front Burner column on Friday from the Florida Chamber of Commerce asserted that the Export-Import Bank is necessary for the success of Florida's flourishing export industry ("Financing helps Fla. firms keep up with foreign rivals," by Alice Ancona).

Between 2007 and 2014, just 1.8 percent of Florida exports were supported by this taxpayer-backed bank. We should applaud exporters, while realizing 98.2 percent of exports happened without the help of Ex-Im.

Not only is the bank unnecessary for nearly every American exporter, but it harms domestic companies that have to compete with Ex-Im beneficiaries in foreign...

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